Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1919 — COURT NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COURT NEWS

Not very much has been doing in the circuit Court since the last report in this column. The petit jury is called back again for today, and unless they have some trial assigned to them soon this will be a term of court without a jury trial, as this is the last week of the February term. Special Judge Vinton was up from Lafayette Monday and overruled the motion of defendant for a judgment on the interrogatories in the case of Law, adm., vs. the New York Central Railroad company, wherein the administrator was awatded a verdict of $3,500 damages at the November term of court. This is one of the railroad damages cases arising in Newton county others were- killed at a railroad crossing near Enes some two years ago. The case of Eunice J. Morris vs. George M. Myers was heard by Judge Hanley Friday afternoon. This case grew out of a hedge fence between lands of the parties in Jordan township. This hedge was over on the land of the plaintiff a few feet and was really not a line fence at all, it is said, a wire fence that had become quite old being located on* the line, or practically so. The defendant cut down the hedge and hauled away the posts therefrom, it was alleged. After hearing the evidence the court gave plaintiff judgment for the recovery of the property (the posts) or $75 in lieu thereof. Grant-Warner Lumber Co. vs. Mert V. Brown. Judgment for plaintiff for $583.70 and costs and held that plaintiff was entitled to $328.32 due from z Unlon school township, which plaintiff had attached; judgment against lot 2, block 11, Weston’s addition, Rensselaer, which had also been attached, for balance. Isaac Colburn vs. Abner P. Huntington. Cause dismissed by plaintiff. William B. Neeves vs. Harry L. Adams et al. Cause submitted